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J. LONG AND P. A. PEDERSON.

FARM GATE, LATCH, AND HINGE MOUNTING THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I2. I9l9.

1,325,652. Patented Dec. 23,1919.

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FARM-GATE, LATCH, AND HING-E-MOUNTING- THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

Application filed April 12, 1919. Serial No. 289,486.

To all whom it may concern Be it lmown that we, JOHN LoNsr and PAULIN A. PEDERSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Rockville, in the county of Bates and State of Missouri, have in,- vented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates, Latches and Hinge- Mountings Therefor, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to the art of gates, and particularly to improvements on a gate set forth, illustrated and claimed in the patent to J. B. Engstrom, patented May 15, 1900, #649,539.

The invention aims to provide an improved hinge mounting for the gate, of such a design as to eliminate the use of rollers, be-

tween the gate and a hinge member on the supporting post of the gate, thereby simplifying the construction of the mounting.

In the above named patent, the gate is designed to swing in one direction only, and it is the aim of the present invention to provide a gate to swing in either direction.

The invention further aims to provide an 9 improved latch mechanism for the gate, for

holding the same latched, when closed.

A further aim of the invention is to provide a latch mechanism, of such a character that a horseback rider may closely approach the gate, reach and operate the latch to release the gate to allow it to be swung open, whereby the rider may pass through, and subsequently close and latch the gate without dismounting. This can be accomplished in passing in either direction through the gate opening,'the gate at all times opening in a direction from the rider. I

The invention further aims to provide a counterbalancing member or weight adjustably mounted upon an oscillating beam, one end of which is connected or coupled to the gate, allowing the gate to be easily raised vertically, so that it can be more easily swung open, than may be accomplished by the gate set forth and illustrated in the aforesaid patent.

While the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed prefera-ble, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible to changes and the Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of'the gate, showing the improved hinge mounting, latch mechanism and counterbalancing means as applied thereto and constructed in accordance with the invention.

F 1g. 2 is an enlarged view 1n side elevation of the gate showing the central portion broken away, showing the gate raised, whereby it may be swung open in either direction from an approaching horseback rider, and also illustrating'the hinge mount ing, the counterbalancing member and the latch mechanism. I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the latch mechanism, showing the'latch locked in full lines and tilted in dotted lines.

Referring more especially to the drawings 1 designates a supporting post, and 2 the latch engaging post, and 3 denotes the gate,

which is of a general construction, greatly resembling the structure of gate shown in the above mentioned patent. However, in the present construction of gate, one of the vertical cleats or bars 4 is set inwardly'from the ends of the horizontal bars or'strips 5 of the gate. 7

Carried by the post 1 are stationary hinge members 6, which are threaded into the post,

and have vertical parts 7. A vertical bar 8 is provided, and secured by bolts or the like 9 to the bar are hinge straps or members 10. The opposite end portions of these straps (which are constructed preferably of metal) are secured by the bolts to the opposite sides of the bar 8. These straps are bent upon themselves to form the substantially cylindrical eyes 11, through which the vertical portions 7 of the hinge members 6 extend. The sides of the straps at points between the eyes 11 and'the portions of the straps, which are secured to the opposite sides of the bar 8, are pressed inwardly, in order to engage each other, so as to substantially completely close the eyes. By means of the hinge members 6 and thehingestraps, the bar 8 is hingedly meunted p n the p st The upper portion of the bar 3 on one of its edges is provided with a plurality of notches l2. U-shaped straps 13 straddle the bar 8, one above and one below the upper hinge of the bar 8, and the end portions of the sides of these U-sha-ped straps are bolted or otherwise secured at 14 to the opposite faces of certain of the horizontal bars of the gate. In fact, the upper U-shaped strap 13 scoured to the uppern'iost horizontal bar, while the lower U-shaped strap is secured to the horizontal bar neXt to the lowest bar of the gate. By connecting the lower U-shaped strap 13, to the horizontal bar next to the lowest bar, allows the construction or the formation of the hinge holes in the post, without digging away the earth to allow same to be accomplished. Also by connecting the lower U- shaped strap to the horizontal bar next to the lowest bar, permits one end of the lowermost bar to contact with the lower part of the bar 8, in order to relieve the strain on the uppermost U-shaped strap 13. The loop ends of the upper U-shaped straps 13 have transverse pins 15, and it is to be noted that when the gate is raised bodily, the transverse pin of the upper Ushaped strap may engage any one of the notches 12 of the bar 8, to hold the gate in its raised position, whereby the gate may then be swung easily upon its hinges in either direction.

Plates 17 are secured by means of bolts 16 to the upper end of the bar 8, that is on opposite sides thereof. An oscillatory lever 19 is pivoted on a pin 18, which is mounted I in the plate 17. A link 20 is pivotally connected to one end of this bar 19 as shown this weight or counterbalancing member,

the gate is counterbalanced, when it is being elevated bodily. The weight 23 may be made of any material, preferably some suitable metal, and it is clear that the weight considerably relieves the dead weight of the gate, when the same is being raised. l/Vhen the gate is raised, and one of the trans verse pins disposed in engagement with one of the notches 12, a jamming wedge 25 (which is connected by a wire, rope or the like 26 to the gate) may be inserted between the end of the uppermost :bar of the gate and the bar 8, thereby holding the transverse pin of the upper U-shaped strap in secure engagement with one of the notches, thereby preventing the gate from lowering. It is .clearly seen that owing to ,the Jamming wedge, that the gate cannot be raised by an animal, that is by inserting his nose under the swinging end portion of the gate, to tilt the gate.

Connecting two of the innermost horizontal bars of the gate are vertical straps 27, between which a latch member 28 is slidable. Pivotally mounted upon a pin 29, which passes transversely through the straps 27, is a detent 30. The sliding latch is provided with. a right angle triangle notch 31, the abutment shoulder32 of which is designed to be engaged by the detent 30, when the sliding latch member is in engagement with the notch or keeper 33 of the post 2. This sliding latch is provided with a pair of laterally extending pins 34 and 35, the pin 34 acting to engage the vertical piece 36 of the gate, to limit the sliding latch in its when withdrawn from the keeper or notch 33. The butt end of the detent is V-shaped, and the pivot 29 of this detent is disposed with relation to the inclined face 37 of the detent, whereby when a pulling action is imparted upwardly on the rear end of the latch, the detent will be tilted upwardly out of engagement with the notch. pointwhere the inclined face 37 merges into the under face of the detent will cam on the edge of the latch as at 38, so that the detent will tilt, whereby its end will be moved out of the path of the abutment shoulder of the notch of said latch. Pivoted at 39 to the latch is a rod 40. This rod has an elongated fiat portion tl provided with a slot 42, through which a pin L3 engages. This pin passes through one of the horizontal bars of the gate. It is to be seen that the bar 40 is capable of being moved vertically, so as to disengage the detent from the abutment shoulder of the notch, and the rod 40 is also capable of being tilted, so as to withdraw the latch from the keeper or notch- 33 of the post 2. The upper end of the barv 40 has an eye, which may be engaged by the hand of the operator, for the purpose of manipulating the latch.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

The combination with a supporting post, of a vertical bar in parallelism with and hingedly mounted on the post, the upper part of the bar on one edge thereof having a plurality of notches, a gate, the lower bar of the gate adapted to contact with thebar which is hingedly mounted on the base, the remaining bars of the gate above the lower bar thereof having their ends spaced from the hinged bar, a pair of U shaped straps straddling the hinged bar, one of which having its arms secured to the upper bar of the gate, the arms of the lower strap being fixed to the bar of the gate immediately above the lower bar, the upper U-shaped strap having atransverse pin to engage any The one of the notches of the hinged bar to hold the gate in different raised positions, a wedge engaging between the hinged bar and the end of the uppermost bar of the gate, thereby holding the pin in engagement with its notch, and a counterbalance lever pivoted on the upper end of the hinged bar and having a link connection with the gate, whereby, when the wedge is removed, the

10 gate may be tilted to disengage the pin, and

facilitate raising the gate Vertically on the hinged bar.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LONG. PAULIN A. PEDERSON. Witnesses:

CHAS. F. MORGAN, J. N. MCDAVITT. 

